to make light of; to ignore; to slight
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
country; territory; domain; realm
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
innocent; blameless; guiltless
anxiety (about the future)
under control (e.g. of territory)
last days; the end; one's fate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
internal troubles; domestic discord
to pull in (fish); to land
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones